, 1887-10-20
From Erfdax,s nauv

The Angeles colony sloop was in our
harbor yesterday.
Tacoma merchants know how to nd
vertise, If nothing else.
The Premier is to bring an excursion
to the Sound from Victoria tomorrow.
Anyone wanting n fine buggy animal
Would do well to sec that $3.50 mare be4
longing to Lieut.. Patterson.
Most all of our new business improve
nlents are OF brick or stone giving the
town great beauty and solidity.
BurLett + Eisenbeis' new brick build
ing for their bakery is well under way
With "'Lige' Deyoe as superintendent.
University matters are at last being
put in shape to be pushed along with n
vim and boom and success scarcely
thought possible few weeks ago.
Hon. n. I. Cation has been appointed
prosecuting attorney for the counties of
Lincoln, Adams Douglas. TO fill n va
caucy caused by the resignation Of T. 8.
Roadman.
A little 'scrimmage" occurred in town
night before last, resulting in u we'll
known mechanic arising in his wrath
and mopping about two acres moro or
less with an official. No cards.
1t is reported that if the o. r. & n. Co.
establishes troute between Port Town
send and Vancouver they will be tend
cred free use OF the Commercial dock at
this place, on the sea wall front.
The Tacoma Ledger now says it only
employed crazy George Francis Train
for m advertising dodge. Ah-h-hl
Make hole small enough to keep Rade-
baugh from crawling ont of it, will your
Tacoma is said to be infested with foot
pads. thieves, thugs and tramps who
waylay belafed pedestrians at night aud
tefrorize isolated women and children
by day-a pretty sure indication of pros
pefity, however.
Tbe Dispatch took yesterday lot of
goods to Angeles for Dave Morse.
Among her passengers were: Captain E.
81. McAlmond, g. w. Thompson, Chas.
Cooper, @. Frank. Rev. W. Il. johnson
and lot Of colonists.
Lieut.. Patterson and wife are to take
their departure today for Fort Leven-
worth, Kansas, where Lieut.. Patterson
goes on detail for duty in a military
training school. Their many friends
wish them all sorts of prosperity.
George N. McConaha, for mauy years
confined at the asylum at Steilacoom, ia
reported to be failing rapidly. He was
an exceedingly bright young lawyer
BACK In the early seventies" when he
was prosecuting attorney Of the third
judicial district.
Tacoma papers were urgent in their
protestations that they just rolled in de-
light when Willard was elected director
OF the Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany; but all the same they published
ana gloated over a false rumor that he
had resigned.
Capt. McAlmond Of Dungeness was in
town yesterday, undergoing physician's
examination while here on account of
the severe fall he received recently. He
ieil seventeen feet while at work on q
barn. No bones were broken, but his
night wrist was terribly wrenched aud he
vas considerably bruised.
The directors of the public school
nave ordered forty school desks through
The Angus agency for the new room to
be hsted up in the school building for
the use of Prof. Palmer for an academic
grade 1t is expected that the advanced
department will be ready to open before
the end of the present month.
oteamer Enterprise went with a scow
yesterday to move the family and house
hold goods of Captain Lawrence Nessel
from Admiralty Head light house to Doe
Bay Ill San Juan county. The Little
joe took the Enterprises mail and pas
sensers to Irondale and Hadlock, and
Edna made her trip to Ebey's Landing.
The Call says the Daily and Weekly
ARGUS has been advertised for sale OF TO
lease In the Seattle P.-I. Our spiteful
little neighbor will do itself credit TO
ksep a htt!e = arer tus truth hereafter.
Inc ARGUS has, neY- been offered fox
sa'e SINCE sbie plese publisher took
euaFge len yeo., aeo.
" Eouji be proper thing for Oul
iocai hoaGi OF trade. and our shipping
interests, % ask for the retention Of DR.
e'-a a. surgeon in charge of the ma
"'a hospital ut this place. II wouId be
littie cnt Of The usual course of pro
ee'AuFe IN The part Of the surgeon gen
'sfal and the secretary of the treasury
oat there is good reason for asking til,